Being Appreciative......

"One home which I can continually make more efficient, one chunk of land which I can build up towards my edible Eden, one particular ecosystem which I can come ever closer to knowing." This is a few words out of a post I read today  on the blog Apron Stringz.  -  Truly Green Investment - by Apron Stringz

Wow is what I can say to this. It just resonated with me so deeply. I am so lucky to be where I am living and in the position of being in my own home and on my own land. It is so easy to get side tracked into thinking that somehow or other I am missing out on something else and the inevitable itchy feet itch like crazy. My Dad said to me that the most important thing we can do to get ahead in our lives is to put down roots. To stay in one place. I have always moved around so much and if it wasn't moving house it was moving jobs. I am learning the art of staying in one place. I still want to travel and see this wonderful country but I really do appreciate what I have here.

"mad if you do and mad if you don't" - 365 Less things

Photos of the sky taken on my phone camera. All on the same day at the same place on the beach.

This is the sun. Looks like a huge eye in the sky.

It's great to be back writing again. I have not stopped reading everyone else though.

Cheers, Wendy

Mount Ninderry and the last few days....

This is a motor home I saw parked in Maryborough. Made me smile. made me think of the trip I will do one day when I travel around this awesome country. I feel it getting closer and closer.

We had to do a quote for our business last weekend at Yandina so I thought I would take a look and see what bush walks were around the place to make a day of it since we had to drive a fair way from home to do this quote - we won the job by the way - and I found Mount Ninderry. What a great walk it was. I did not get any pictures from the top as my camera battery went flat but it was a great walk with awesome views.

Starts of going up and down gentle slopes and then.....

straight up for a longggggggg way. Every time Mick and I thought we could see a bend that we thought might flatten out it just kept going up and up. This would have been a spectacular sight when it was flooding with rain. The whole pathway is covered in rock - some quite large - it would have been noisy and very dangerous.

And I want to show you the lovely flowers my husband Mick got for me for valentines day. He thought he would get me a plant with flowers and now I have to try not to murder my new African Violet.

Here is the card he wrote to me. Awwww shucks.........

Cheers,

Wendy